EYSM

Registered charity 1153693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EUROPEAN YOUTH SUMMER MUSIC

To advance, improve, develop and maintain the arts and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including concerts and recitals. To further such charitable purpose or purposes as trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit but, in particular, by supporting young people to take part by means of grants and donations.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:1.TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS;2.TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: South Ribble, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are sound, with total reserves of £41,100 at the end of the financial year. The charity reported a loss of £26,000 for the 2025 course, which was less than the anticipated losses, and has decided to continue operations into 2026 following the success of the recent course.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Elizabeth Louisa Grace Dollins
• Elizabeth Whitehead
• Jacqueline Louise Smith
• Jennifer Ann Strongitharm-Cornell
• Jennifer Mather · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanna MacDaniel
• Neill Oldham · trustee of 4 other charities
• Nevin John Truesdale · trustee of 1 other charity
• Norma Whitson
• Paul Hanson
• Sheila Mary Cox

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS.

• YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS income £363k
• YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE income £114k
• SCARBOROUGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £33k
• MAIDSTONE YOUTH MUSIC SOCIETY income £10k
• HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY income £59k
• EYE MUSIC TRUST income £385k

Side by side with its peers

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